Nomad Press: 206 books
Great Civil War Projects
You Can Build Yourself
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
From periscopes to homemade paper, uniforms to telegraphs, Great Civil War Projects You Can Build Yourself explores the Civil War era through hands-on building projects and activities using common household and craft store items. Detailed step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and templates for creating...
Terrorism
Violence, Intimidation, and Solutions for Peace
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017
On September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania changed the global community, pushing terrorism into the spotlight, and triggering a series of world events that included the invasion of Afghanistan and the Iraq War. For many people in the United States, it...
Explore Soil!
With 25 Great Projects
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
Soil! We walk on it, play in it, build with it, grow our food in it, and get antibiotics from it. But what exactly is soil? What makes it so important? Can we survive without it? In Explore Soil! With 25 Great Projects, young readers learn how vital soil is to our lives. It filters the water we drink...
by Donna Latham
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Investigating the planet's biomes and examining the modern threats to each ecosystem, this interactive series challenges young readers to look at how their own actions influence the planet's health. With compare-and-contrast facts and vocabulary-building sidebars, each engaging guide reveals how environmental...
by Donna Latham
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Investigating a variety of biomes and today's natural and human threats to their preservation, this interactive series challenges young readers to look at how their own actions influence the planet's health. Four distinct environments are explored in detail, showcasing the assortment of plants and...
by Donna Latham
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Investigating a variety of biomes and today's natural and human threats to their preservation, this interactive series challenges young readers to look at how their own actions influence the planet's health. Four distinct environments are explored in detail, showcasing the assortment of plants and...
Forces
Physical Science for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Forces: Physical Science for Kids from the Picture Book Science series gets kids excited about science!**
"Forces, despite its down-to-earth scientific grounding, manages to do the nearly impossible. Diehn brings gravity, magnetism, push-pull forces, and friction to life in everyday contexts,...
Explore The Ice Age!
With 25 Great Projects
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2017
Brrr…does it feel cold? Get out your gloves and get ready to experience the Ice Age!
In Explore the Ice Age! with 25 Projects, readers ages 7-10 discover what an ice age consists of, why we have them, and what effect an ice age has on living organisms and ecosystems, paying particular attention...
by Donna Latham
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Investigating the planet's biomes and examining the modern threats to each ecosystem, this interactive series challenges young readers to look at how their own actions affect the planet's health. With compare-and-contrast facts and vocabulary-building sidebars, each engaging guide reveals how environmental...
Timekeeping
Explore the History and Science of Telling Time with 15 Projects
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
Timekeeping: Explore the History and Science of Telling Time travels through the past and into the future to explore how humans have measured the passage of time. From ancient civilization's earliest calendars and shadow clocks to GPS and the atomic clocks of today, kids will track the evolution of...
Explore Predators and Prey!
With 25 Great Projects
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2016
Hunting, hiding, trapping, and tricking are just a few of the strategies used by animals in the wild to ensure they eat enough without being eaten themselves! In Explore Predators and Prey! With 25 Great Projects, readers ages 7 through 10 explore the physical and behavioral adaptations of predators...
Explorers of the New World
Discover the Golden Age of Exploration With 22 Projects
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
Explorers of the New World: Discover the Golden Age of Exploration offers a fascinating look at the explorers and their voyages during the Age of Exploration and Discovery. Readers ages 9–12 can delve into the expeditions of Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, John Cabot, Hernán...
The Roaring Twenties
Discover the Era of Prohibition, Flappers, and Jazz
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
The 1920s is one of the most fascinating decades in American history, when the seeds of modern American life were sown. It was a time of prosperity and recovery from war, when women's roles began to change and advertising and credit made it desirable and easy to acquire a vast array of new products....
The Great Depression
Experience the 1930s from the Dust Bowl to the New Deal
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2016
In The Great Depression: Experience the 1930s From the Dust Bowl to the New Deal, readers ages 12 to 15 investigate the causes, duration, and outcome of the Great Depression, the period of time when more than 20 percent of Americans were unemployed. They discover how people coped, what new inventions...